“I couldn’t break into Vegas,” he recalled in a recent interview. “I was already on network TV but for some reason I couldn’t get in — I mean, Tom Jones didn’t want me as an opening act. I just couldn’t break in.”

So what changed?

Bill Cosby. The comic legend allowed him to co-headline some dates. Copperfield got a chance to prove his drawing power with continued dominance on televison and the rest is glittering Vegas history.

Posted by Editor on Saturday, December 1st, 2012 at 3:23 pm.

Dominic Reyes

Great post! Just goes to show, you never can tell where your magic will take you, and no matter how successful you are, another big break could be waiting for you down the line.

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